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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-01-09Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] DE.PA on natgas supplyPress reports out of Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday noted that regular natural gas shipments from Iran to Turkey should resume next week, possibly on Monday, following a same-day confirmation that gas shipments to Greece, via Turkey, from Azerbaijan were halted, a negative development two months after a milestone Turkey-Greece natgas pipeline was inaugurated in November 2006.Reports from Turkey cited statements by Iranian officials claiming that weather conditions in Iran caused a decrease in gas shipments to Turkey and not a total interruption. Meanwhile, other press reports said Turkey will import electrical power from Greece in the short term, given that the shortage in natural gas was reportedly straining power output in the neighbouring country. According to reports, 50 percent of power generation in Turkey is fuelled by natural gas. A figure of 185 MW of imported electricity for January and February was cited. Meanwhile, officials with Greeceâs state-run natural gas utility (DE.PA) on Wednesday noted that the development will not affect the countryâs production, as supplies from other providers (i.e. Russia) are uninterrupted, while reserves of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are also available from the utilityâs Revythoussa isle site south of Athens. In an announcement, DE.PA said it is in direct contact with its Turkish partner, BOTAS, to ensure the fastest possible resumption of natural gas supplies from Turkey. Caption: A file photo taken on March 28, 2002 shows a map issued by the Turkish energy ministry in Ankara of the gas pipeline project linking Karacabey in Turkey with Komotini in Greece. ANA-MPA/ EPA / TARIK TINAZAY [02] Economy up 3.8% in Q3, EurostatThe Greek economy grew by 3.8 percent in the third quarter of 2007, compared with the same period in 2006, according the Eurostat's revised figures, released in Brussels on Wednesday.Eurostat initially forecast a 3.6 percent growth rate in the June-September period in 2007. GDP growth was 2.7 pct in the Eurozone (unchanged from earlier estimates), while in the EU-27, GDP growth rose to 3.0 pct from a 2.9 pct early forecast. Lithuania (11.6 pct), Latvia (10.9 pct) recorded the biggest GDP percentage growth rates, while Malta (0.1 pct) and Denmark (1.7 pct) the lowest growth rates. GDP growth in the United States was 2.8 pct in the third quarter, while in Japan economic growth was 2.0 pct. [03] Coast guard arrest figuresThe merchant marine and island policy ministry on Wednesday released figures on illegal immigrant arrests and drug interdiction for 2007, noting that the Greek coast guard recorded 652 separate incidents of human trafficking throughout the year, along with the arrests of 9,240 illegal immigrants and 196 suspects charged with migrant trafficking.Port authorities also confiscated 161 vessels of all types used in migrant smuggling operations in 2007 year, the ministry added. Caption: ANA-MPA file photo shows an intercepted vessel used for migrant smuggling. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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